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DC-area bars, restaurants mark Mardi Gras with events, specials

It’s Mardi Gras, and several bars and restaurants in the D.C. area are celebrating with Louisiana-themed food, drinks and celebration. They’re letting patrons and potential patrons know about it through social media, and WTOP has compiled some of their announcements below. We’ll keep adding to this list as we get more:

Forget how grandma did it: USDA says don’t wash the turkey

To help families avoid falling ill this Thanksgiving, food safety experts are working to dispel commonly held myths. [related_gallery align="right"]The most common holiday food safety mistake? Washing the bird, said Janell Goodwin, a technical information specialist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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